Air traffic controllers: FAA rules forcing us to hide mental health problems or 'lose job'

Air traffic controllers: FAA rules forcing us to hide mental health problems or 'lose job'

In an alarming report from the Wall Street Journal, the already stretched-thin US air traffic control system is being buffeted by complaints from flight tower staffers that FAA protocols make them fearful of losing their jobs if they request help in dealing with the stress of their jobs or report that they are seeing someone for their mental health concerns.A dozen air traffic controllers died by suicide in 2024 — a rate eight times higher than …